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Just Don't Do Itnew
How religious organizations spread dangerous misinformation through sex-ed programs in public schools.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Natalie Krebs |
02-26-2016 |
Education
Balancing the Digital Dividenew
With Santa Fe Public Schools' Digital Learning Plan funded to move forward, some question whether that means kids need to learn how to power-down, too.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Elizabeth Miller |
02-19-2016 |
Education
End Gamenew
Obama’s new education act may give conservative school reform advocates a way to finally take over public education.
Boulder Weekly |
Matt Cortina |
02-05-2016 |
Education
Koch Industries Makes Play on College Campusesnew
University of Wisconsin students cheered as the Badgers rolled over Rutgers. But there also was a smattering of boos and catcalls off the field because, on one of the most liberal college campuses in America, the very un-liberal Koch Industries bought sponsorship of the game.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff and Staff writer |
11-05-2015 |
Education
Misdirectionnew
How the Koch brothers and other billionaires are staging a take over of our public schools.
Boulder Weekly |
Matt Cortina |
10-22-2015 |
Education
The Struggle at Schoolnew
Are new policies at Cleveland's most diverse high school helping Hispanic students or leaving them further behind?
Cleveland Scene |
Eric Sandy |
06-10-2015 |
Education
Robin Hood in Reversenew
How universities force working-class students to pay thousands of dollars in hidden fees to athletic departments awash in red ink.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
University of Cincinnati Journalism Students |
05-08-2015 |
Education
The Teaching Poornew
Twenty-two percent of part-time faculty in Oregon are below the poverty line. That’s higher than the 16.2 percent of Oregonians in general that the U.S. Census says are below poverty.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
04-23-2015 |
Education
The Prison-to-Pension Pipelinenew
The correlation between low student achievement, failing schools, and youth incarceration is clear, especially for black and Latino males in urban public schools.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
04-13-2015 |
Education
Too Much Testingnew
Parents in Oregon plan to opt kids out of excessive state testing.
Eugene Weekly |
Amy Schneider |
02-26-2015 |
Education
Detroit Public Schools’ Debt Has Grown Deepernew
After six years and four state-appointed managers, Detroit Public Schools’ debt has grown even deeper.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
02-25-2015 |
Education
Rural Schools See a Financial Cliffnew
New York's public schools are among the most racially and economically segregated in the country.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
01-20-2015 |
Education
The Never-Ending Scrutinynew
Two years after Arizona banned Mexican-American studies, new curriculum is under attack.
Tucson Weekly |
María Inés Taracena |
01-15-2015 |
Education
Why Are More Americans Failing the GED?new
Nearly 500,000 fewer Americans will pass the GED in 2014 after a major overhaul to the test. Why? And who's left behind?
Cleveland Scene |
Daniel McGraw |
12-19-2014 |
Education
Mississippi’s Education Enigmanew
The quality of education in Mississippi is falling behind the rest of the nation with only 61 percent of students graduating from high school on time and two-thirds of kindergarteners not ready to learn how to read.
Jackson Free Press |
Anna Wolfe |
11-24-2014 |
Education
